Police: Woman tosses top at cop during arrest

Staff reports

Published 10:23 pm, Monday, August 19, 2013

A Darien woman is facing multiple charges after police said she bit a male officer following a car accident.

Allison Richards, 27, was arrested Aug. 13 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to signal, assault on police officer, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an arrest.

Police were called to a car accident around 8:45 p.m. after the 2005 Subaru Legacy Richards was driving landed nose down on a resident's lawn. Police believed Richards was intoxicated because she was swaying while standing and slurring her words.

When police tried to take her into custody, they said she began to scream profanity at officers, tore off her shirt and threw it at a female officer. Officers tried to subdue her, the report stated, and she began to thrash around, kicking the officers and attempting to punch the female officer. Police said when they placed her inside the patrol car, she began to scream and kick the partition.

When the officers reached the station, she kicked at them and continued to yell, the report stated. While officers tried to restrain Richards, she bit one in the elbow. Later, police said she tried to undress herself. She continued to threaten officers, refused to leave the booking area, and had to be carried to a cell, police said.

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Richards did not post $2,500 bond. She is due to appear in court on Friday.